Andree Welge 5-10 Brendan Dolan: Germany's final competitor falls at the hands of Dolan. A 106-checkout from the Northern Irishman made it 2-1 before the pair were locked together at 3-3. Welge did manage to take the first break of the game to end up leading 5-3 but Dolan battled back to level. Dolan then reeled off five straight legs to break the German hearts and go through to the quarter finals.
Andy Hamilton 10-8 Ronnie Baxter: The Premier League man just squeezes into the next round in this tight contest. Baxter did take a 2-0 lead before Hamilton was able to level the game. Baxter then hit a 103-checkout before going on to take a 6-3 lead. It was no surprise the see the Hammer once again roar back and he levelled in emphatic fashion, with a 160-finish. Hamilton then took the lead for the first time in the match but the pair were level once again at 7-7. Hamilton was able to break again to lead 9-7 before managing to converting it into a 10-8 victory.
Wes Newton 10-5 Kevin Painter: Newton continues his quest for major glory and a Premier League place. It didn't start that way when Painter took a 2-0 lead courtesy of a 134-checkout. But Newton reeled three legs on the spin before the pair were level at 3-3. Newton then went into overdrive and took six consecutive legs to lead 9-3. Painter offered two legs of resistance before Newton closed the game off and progresses into the last eight.
Phil Taylor 10-7 Jerry Hendriks: The young Dutchman has arguably come of age in this battle against Taylor. After being level at 2-2, a 142-checkout from Hendriks was the beginning on his way to leading 5-3. Taylor fought back to then take a 6-5 lead before Hendriks levelled the match. Taylor then hit a superb 164-checkout to take the lead and went onto take control at 9-6. Hendriks wasn't finished and his last hoorah with a double-18 double-20 finish before Taylor won the match.
Dave Chisnall 5-10 Simon Whitlock: Whitlock secures his first victory over Chisnall, who let himself get affected by the German crowd. After taking the lead, Whitlock found himself 3-2 behind going into the first break. The crowd began to show their surprising distaste for Chizzy and he lost his game but most importantly his doubles. The Australian was able to take full advantage with five legs on the spin, including an 118-checkout, to take a 7-3 lead. Whitlock then followed that up with a 121-finish to make it 8-4 before Chisnall's last hoorah was a 167-checkout to make the overall result 10-5.
Michael Van Gerwen 9-10 Raymond Van Barneveld: It was a double Dutch classic with both players tearing holes into the treble twenty slot. The players were level at 2-2 before Van Gerwen secured an 89-checkout on the bull to take the lead going into the first break. Barney came back from the break and won three straight legs, including a 156-checkout, to lead 5-3. Van Gerwen soon levelled the match again and the pair continued to trade blows. Van Barneveld hit a 136-checkout before Van Gerwen responded with a 128-finish to level the match at 7-7. Barney stretched himself into a 9-7 but had to stave off another Van Gerwen fightback before taking the game 10-9.
Ian White 5-10 Kim Huybrechts: The match started better than it finished for White after he took out 104 to take the opening leg. That was followed up by Huybrechts securing a 164-checkout to take the first leg against White. The Belgian then moved into a 4-1 lead courtesy of a 121-finish which soon changed to 5-2. Huybrechts was able to extend his lead further at 8-3 before White pulled a couple of legs back. Huybrechts managed to hit a 101-checkout to move to within a leg of victory and that leg was won with the following 501 points.
Colin Lloyd 10-8 Richie Burnett: Lloyd finalises the eighth quarter final place in a close fought victory over Burnett. Jaws fired a 111 and a 140-checkout to take a 2-0 lead. That turned to 3-1 before Burnett came back to level the match. The pair remained locked together until Burnett broke to lead 7-6. But the Welshman couldn't maintain the lead and it soon became 8-8. Lloyd then managed to move to within a leg of victory before a hat-full of missed doubles enable him to win the match.
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